De or het draak?
de draak
dragon (a mythical reptilian or serpentine creature)
/draːk/
Article and plural
- Singular
- de draak
- Plural (meervoud)
- de draken
- Diminutive
- het draakje
Why de?
- No reliable spelling rule decides this one, so de draak is learned together with the word.
- Every plural takes de, so it is de draken whatever the singular takes.
- Every diminutive takes het: het draakje.
The rules for de and het, with the exceptions
Check the article of another noun
What de changes
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| this, these | deze draak | deze draken |
| that, those | die draak | die draken |
| which (the … that) | de draak die … | de draken die … |
| our | onze draak | onze draken |
Meaning in English
- dragon (a mythical reptilian or serpentine creature)
- Something formidable and very dangerous.
- melodramatic piece of fiction, overly exaggerated and emotional piece
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